The role of social contacts in the employment status of immigrants: A panel study of immigrants in Germany

International Sociology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-122

  Kanas, Agnieszka ^a   van Tubergen, Frank ^a   van der Lippe, Tanja ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

employment; Germany; immigrants; social capital; social contacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 78951489446     PISSN: 02685809     EISSN: 14617242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268580910380977     Document Type: Article

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